R.I.P. Gerry Rafferty

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/01/gerry-rafferty-singer-of-baker-street-and-stuck-in-the-middle-dies.html

Gerry Rafferty, who achieved fame first for the 1972 song “Stuck in the Middle With You” and then for his saxophone-driven soft-rock classic “Baker Street” from 1978, died Tuesday morning. The singer, who suffered from liver disease, died at age 63, according to the Guardian.

Although his hit songs were all over the radio when they were first released, Rafferty and Stealers Wheel found a second life when director Quintin Tarantino used “Stuck in the Middle With You” in a grueling scene in “Reservoir Dogs.” (We’d love to embed the scene, but in addition to the general cussing throughout, it also features actor Michael Madsen’s character cutting off someone’s ear.)

Despite the graphic scene, Rafferty will be remembered for his sweet, delicate voice, which made the Tarantino cue in the film even more jarring

What’s happening for Calling Corners in 2011?

So welcome to 2011!!!!  And what a year we intend this to be.  It’s been a bit since we’ve updated you and we apologize for that.

We’ve got A LOT in the works and even more in motion…so here’s what’s up!!!

First off, let’s bid farewell to a great 2010…what a great year it was for Calling Corners!!!  With additions of both Brandon and Bret to the family to make the ultimate Calling Corners lineup.  The completion of our first full length release “Evolution Season”…the formed partnership between Restless Management Group and Calling Corners, the formed partnership between ESPN, Rockband Videogame network, and Calling Corners, alot of national shows…and getting to meet all of YOU!!!  Thank you for a great year!!!

On to 2011…our 2011 tour starts THIS WEEKEND in Omaha, Nebraska and then on to Lincoln, Nebraska…from there stops include Chicago, Minneapolis, Evansville, and Nashville.  The calendar will be updated pretty frequently so pleeease check back and back again…aaaand we’re also doing cover shows!!!

The plan is…to play show after show, our rescheduled video shoot in February, meeting new faces, and then back in the studio in August to lay down three new tracks for you guys (and girls) so be watching for those…Also, we’ve got alot of new merch for you to check out!!!  We’ll have pics up on our Facebook page soon…speaking of pics…we got some more new promo shots up on Facebook and soon to be up on MySpace and Calling Corners.com.  Thanks to Gary at Atomic Effect for those shots.

It’s gonna be a busy year for us, but well worth it!

And back to the part of the show where you ask…”what can we do”…it’s easy, just tell people about us…share our cd…suggest us to your friends on Facebook.  You determine how big we get…and we appreciate everything you do for us to show your support!!!  THANK YOU!!!  So here’s to 2011!!!  It’s gonna be HUGE year!!!

For now…blessed be!

Larry, Brandon, Bret, and Matt
—Calling Corners